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The Phenomenon of Man (Harper Torchbooks) (Harper Torchbooks : Cloister library ; TB 83) Paperback – Bargain Price, January 24, 1976

by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (Author), Bernard Wall (Translator), Julian Huxley (Introduction)

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Pierre Teilhard De Chardin was one of the most distinguished thinkers and scientists of our time. He fits into no familiar category for he was at once a biologist and a paleontologist of world renown, and also a Jesuit priest. He applied his whole life, his tremendous intellect and his great spiritual faith to building a philosophy that would reconcile Christian theology with the scientific theory of evolution, to relate the facts of religious experience to those of natural science.

The Phenomenon of Man, the first of his writings to appear in America, Pierre Teilhard's most important book and contains the quintessence of his thought. When published in France it was the best-selling nonfiction book of the year.

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Harper Perennial
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January 24, 1976
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9780060904951
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"A most extraordinary book, of far-reaching significance for the understanding of man's place in the universe." -- Abraham J. Heschel

"Marks the most significant achievement in synthetic thinking since that of Aquinas." -- Bernard Towers, Blackfriars

About the Author

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) was born in France and ordained a Jesuit priest. Trained as a paleontologist, Teilhard codiscovered the celebrated "Peking Man" fossils. The Phenomenon of Man is his best-known work.

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ASIN : 006090495X
Publisher : Harper Perennial; First Harper Torchbook Edition (January 24, 1976)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780060904951
ISBN-13 : 978-0060904951
Item Weight : 3.77 ounces
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.72 x 8 inches

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Reconciling Religion and Evolution

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Tielhard de Chardin was a Jesuit priest as well as a scientist, focused on paleontology. His writings, condemned and silenced by the Church while he was alive, and only published posthumously, describe his view reconciling Christianity and evolution - engaging concepts such as the Omega Point, the noosphere, and the role of humanity in the transition from primordial ooze to divinity. A fascinating, but difficult, read.

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Will change your life and your thinking forever

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2005

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Stunning, exhilarating, liberating in every way. Has no one recommended this book to the creationists -- informed them that without understanding evolution, we cannot come to a right conception of God?

Some passages are as gorgeous as Proust. Some are awkward and stumbling. Teilhard has to grope for a new language in which to formulate his vision; consequently the last quarter of the book becomes too heady, more intuitive than persuasive. It is not free from instances of circular thinking or of authorial bias. But these in no way detract from the power and originality of the vision and the synthesis it achieves.

As for Medawar's critique, citely so frequently and with such dismissive satisfaction: what qualifies a man of the microscope to comment on a work of metaphysics? Nothing is easier than to make fun of philosophy and philosophers, but it's a sophomoric sport. This or that paragraph or assertion by Teilhard is easy to pick holes in, and Medawar does so with glee and mean energy, not even neglecting, from his august Nobelist standing, to denigrate Teilhard's scientific credentials. But Teilhard's vision of life's long work since the beginning of space-time Medawar cannot injure, much less supplant with a vision of his own.

One way to summarize what's wrong with the world, with the nation, and with ourselves, is to say that not enough people have read this book and been given the faith in life that it demonstrates so powerfullly.

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Teilhard de Chardin

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2008

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I am just loving this book. This man is a genius. I am having to read every chapter twice because there's just so much to learn. I highly recommend this book. I've been interested in the subject of the "evolution of matter" for a while and I've finally come across this source. It is a look at the information within matter in its role as that which integrates and complexifies matter from subatomic particle to atom to molecule to cell to organism and so on. And so Chardin goes on to propose that the development or evolution of matter follows a direction and, this direction is "complexification", in other words, becoming increasingly more complex. Also deeply ingrained within this perspective is the notion that as smaller units integrate to form more complex ones, the larger units that result are "a unit" rather than a mere conglomeration of parts. And the reason behind this is that when several units of matter (i.e. subatomic particles) integrate to form a single larger unit (i.e. an atom) the information within each component comes to comprise a single fundamental unit, just as would occur in verbal information where a bunch of letters form a single word the latter of which only makes sense as a single unit. If you're curious about this subject read "The Phenomenon of Man".

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Matthew K. Minerd

A Shining Proclamation of Hominisation

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Of all places, I was first directed to Teilhard de Chardin by a reference thereto in a work of Joseph Ratzinger (later known as Pope Benedict XVI). Given my general interest in the biological sciences as well as anthropology, I decided to investigate this matter. I am ever so thankful that I took that step into The Phenomenon of Man. Teilhard's work is a beautiful synthesis of paleontology, philosophy, and even theology, standing as a beacon to the members of all three branches of knowledge. It is a testimony to the greatness of his work that it still influences the Pope to this very day, who used evolutionary language to discuss the resurrection, a concept no doubt influenced by Teilhard's work.

The general path of this text is an investigation into the development of consciousness within creation. This is done in light that consciousness must be latent in creation in order for it to exist at all within the context of evolution. It is furthermore acknowledged by the findings of relativity which point to the fact that the various spheres of the physical world are not separate but related, although only slightly at slow speeds. So too must consciousness not be fully unknown within the earlier forms of life, although it may have had much less influence on the activity of that life.

The narrative itself is translated well and is readable without a great deal of difficulty. I must say that the author is a bit overly-flowery at times. However, just as I began to become vexed with this floweriness, I would hit passages which were such stunning expositions of his thesis that I would nearly have chills. Teilhard was the first person to ever make almost cry over the final jump to reflection found in the simian branch of the tree of life.

His other, just as important, theme is that of complexification. The author puts forth the justifiable analysis of the unitive aspect of creation. The groping of life comes to be only by the unification of atomic units. This remains his theme and ultimately drives his theories for a united humanity, particularly in his views with respect to Christ. While his ideas here are somewhat radical, they are not as unorthodox as they appear to many at a quick glance. Instead, his work is an affirmation that Christ has pushed the evolutionary trend to its Omega point, a point which must in all actuality autonomously exist.

The problem of pain is relatively unaddressed in this text and remains a reason for the Church's wariness with the work. I think that he handles it well enough, passing the torch to theologians, acknowledging his own shortfalls in developing this theme.

The Phenomenon of Man is a gigantic step in a beautiful understanding of the person, world, and God. Although it is not a complete breeze of a read, it is most definitely well worth the time to read it. I put off reading it for far too long and do not suggest that you do the same. I heartily suggest it to you if you have any interest in human evolution, the birth and deployment of consciousness, or any inkling of theological/philosophical interest.

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A groundbreaking book from a rare intellectual whose ideas were as contagious as his message

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2017

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Havent finished reading it yet but as far as i have read i can assure it has been fascinating. The writer proposes a whole new way to view cosmogony and one that has an evolutionary motive for things to manifest and move to further states in their process of evolution. An elaboration on consciousness and its enfolding throughout the ages that illuminates the reader by touching important notions and introducing new words that seek to create space for a whole new understanding of how things came to be and where they are moving towards.
Teilhard's clarity of mind becomes evident after reading the first few pages and manage to make sense of his train of thought that is enriched as full from his travels as from the tasks he had to do while moving around the world.
Strongly suggest this book to anyone interested in physics, biology, chemistry and someone who seek a more in depth look of human evolution up tho the point where we are now

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Pompous bulls***

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